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Elk and deer and a humble .308
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 419265" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>+1</p><p></p><p>Almost any well placed round at a nominal distance will kill an Elk. But how fast is the question</p><p>and a general rule for an Elk is any distance that a given bullet will produce at least =</p><p>1500 ft/lbs of energy, have an impact velocity that will allow the bullet to function the way</p><p>it was designed and a well placed shot (In the Vitals) should give good results.</p><p></p><p>Of course more is better and these are considered to be the minimum for consistant results.</p><p></p><p>The type of bullet and impact area will have an impact on this so all of these things have to </p><p>be placed in the equation.</p><p></p><p>Look at the ballistics and bullet performance and determine a max distance for the game to</p><p>be taken and reduce it by about 100 yards to start with just to be safe.There are a lot of factors to be considered before a shot is made and the results are in.</p><p></p><p>The Main difference in performance on game between a 308 and a 300 mag is the distance</p><p>it can produce the same results.</p><p></p><p>So ultimately it becomes your choice of how far you wan't to push the ability of a given cartrige.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 419265, member: 2736"] +1 Almost any well placed round at a nominal distance will kill an Elk. But how fast is the question and a general rule for an Elk is any distance that a given bullet will produce at least = 1500 ft/lbs of energy, have an impact velocity that will allow the bullet to function the way it was designed and a well placed shot (In the Vitals) should give good results. Of course more is better and these are considered to be the minimum for consistant results. The type of bullet and impact area will have an impact on this so all of these things have to be placed in the equation. Look at the ballistics and bullet performance and determine a max distance for the game to be taken and reduce it by about 100 yards to start with just to be safe.There are a lot of factors to be considered before a shot is made and the results are in. The Main difference in performance on game between a 308 and a 300 mag is the distance it can produce the same results. So ultimately it becomes your choice of how far you wan't to push the ability of a given cartrige. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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